What was the first freestanding nude male sculpture since antiquity, funded by Cosimo?
Venus de Milo
Donatello's David
Michelangelo's David
Pieta
Answer
Donatello's David is a bronze sculpture by Donatello, completed circa 1430 and housed in the Accademia Gallery of Florence. The sculpture depicts the Biblical hero David before he confronts Goliath. It was the first freestanding nude male sculpture since antiquity and was funded by Cosimo de' Medici.
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